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San Francisco 49ers FS Craig Dahl has agreed to restructure his contract, which saves the team $600,000 in salary cap space. Dahl was scheduled to make $1.35 million next season but will now make $825,000 with $365,000 in guaranteed money.

San Francisco 49ers FS C.J. Spillman lined up as the starting free safety in training camp practice Sunday, July 28, but FS Eric Reid reportedly stood out with the second-team defense. FS Craig Dahl had been working with the first-team defense, but he had a rough practice Saturday, July 27. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has said the starting free safety job is up for grabs among Dahl, Reid, Spillman and FS Trenton Robinson.

San Francisco 49ers FS Craig Dahl said that when he was with the St. Louis Rams last year, they had a detailed scouting report on the San Fran offense that turned out to be quite successful. "We had a few tips off of film that we were able to differentiate between run and pass early," Dahl said. "It was a few different things. Some different personnel and alignment stuff really were the big keys, as far as our giveaways."

Fantasy Tip: Stuff like this happens more often than is reported, but this input will go along nicely with the insight San Francisco hopes to gain from former defensive coach Eric Mangini, who was hired to try to spot holes in their offensive gameplan.

The St. Louis Rams could cut SS Quintin Mikell, who is owed a $6 million base salary next season, and FS Craig Dahl is a free agent. Safety is considered a deep position in the draft, and the Rams could have two new ones next season.